Launch Week Day 3: Packraft Rental Giveaway

Garage Grown Gear grew out of our sister company Jackson Hole Packraft & Packraft Rentals Anywhere. Our own experience growing a business from a garage opened our eyes to the many innovative outdoor gear manufacturers taking a grassroots approach.

Jackson Hole Packraft & Packraft Rentals Anywhere rents packrafts both locally AND throughout the Lower 48 and Canada via FedEx. Local rentals get picked up and dropped off at partnering business Rendezvous River Sports.

The company’s out-of-town packraft rental process is simple:
Step 1: Reserve the boat(s) by calling 907-830-1016.
Step 2: Packrafts arrive via FedEx
Step 3: You go on an awesome packrafting adventure.
Step 4: You dry off the boat(s), put them back in the box, affix the provided return label, and drop the box off at any FedEx location.

Today, we’re giving away a packraft rental from Jackson Hole Packraft & Packraft Rentals Anywhere – 2 packrafts for 3 days. Use the widget below to enter. After entering your e-mail address, there are several opportunities for bonus entries, including sharing with us what burning questions you have about packrafting. Note: winner can either pick up the rental in Jackson Hole or is responsible for covering the $40 round-trip shipping fee.

This is good question to tackle. Jackson Hole Packraft & Packraft Rentals Anywhere will do a blog post about it. Good news is that once you get equipment lined up, the trip itself doesn’t cost anything more than food, gas and possibly a permit, depending on where you go. We actually see JHP’s role as giving people a taste of packrafting without having to fork out $1100 to buy a new packraft. A weekly rental at through JHP costs $200.

Not that we know of *yet* … 2 companies worth pitching that idea to are Shearwater Webbed Paddles out of Canada (giveaway opens tomorrow for one of its canoe paddles) and The Packraft Table. The folks over at The Packraft Table, in particular, are really focused on how to make packrafts compatible with fishing and hunting and seem to have a lot of cool ideas up their sleeve. (www.packrafttable.com). If we hear of anything, we’ll let you know.